Assume and Choose

Assume

Assume verb - To take to or upon oneself.

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Choose and assume are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Choose" instead a verb "Assume".

Nearby Words: assumption, assuming

Choose verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Assume and choose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assume" instead a verb "Choose".

Nearby Words: choosy, choosing, choosey, chooser

character	assume character	choose character
mode	assume mode	choose mode
power	assume power	choose power
life	assume life	choose life
Other words: man, people, name, someone, appearance, form, number, death, way, names, powers.

Houri can take any humanoid form they choose, Wildkin can assume hybrid lycanthropic forms.

Source: Roleplay / Nether
Magical Negro: Jesus (or Emmanuel as he is called in the movie) is depicted as a black man, however its established that is simply one form he choose to assume.

Source: Film / O Auto Da Compadecida
Nobody in the movie goes by their real name except for Bill Murray and Sister Cynthia Knickerbocker, which we can assume is her name because no-one would choose to go by that.

Source: Film / Zombieland

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